diff --git a/app/CMakeLists.txt b/app/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/app/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,3 +38,4 @@
 install( FILES systemsettings.kcfg DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/systemsettings )
 install( FILES systemsettingsui.rc DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_KXMLGUI5DIR}/systemsettings )
 install( PROGRAMS kdesystemsettings.desktop systemsettings.desktop DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_APPDIR} )
+install(FILES org.kde.systemsettings.appdata.xml DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_METAINFODIR})
diff --git a/app/org.kde.systemsettings.appdata.xml b/app/org.kde.systemsettings.appdata.xml
new file mode 100755
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/org.kde.systemsettings.appdata.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<component type="desktop-application">
+  <name>System Settings</name>
+  <summary>Configuration tools for your computer</summary>
+  <icon type="stock">systemsettings</icon>
+  <id>org.kde.systemsettings</id>
+  <launchable type="desktop-id">systemsettings.desktop</launchable>
+  <provides>
+    <id>systemsettings.desktop</id>
+    <id>kdesystemsettings.desktop</id>
+  </provides>
+  <project_group/>KDE<project_group>
+  <compulsory_for_desktop>KDE</compulsory_for_desktop>
+  <metadata_license>CC0-1.0</metadata_license>
+  <project_license>GPL-2.0+</project_license>
+  <description>
+    <p>System Settings allows you to configure and tweak your KDE Plasma desktop to make it better meet your needs.</p>
+  </description>
+  <url type="bugtracker">https://bugs.kde.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=systemsettings</url>
+  <url type="help">https://userbase.kde.org/System_Settings</url>
+  <url type="homepage">https://www.kde.org/applications/system/systemsettings</url>
+  <url type="donation">https://www.kde.org/donate.php?app=org.kde.systemsettings</url>
+</component>